Deyan Statulov
Education
2001 – Мaster of Аrts
2015 – PhD
Occupation
2024 – Head of the Screen Arts Department, Institute of Art Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Science
Specializations
Dates – Institution. City. Country
Joined the Institute of Art Studies in Year, Academic position (Scientific title)
2016 – Asst. Prof
2023 – Assoc. Prof
2024 – Head of the Screen Arts Department, Institute of Art Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Science
Major Publications (up to 10 – selection of important monographs, indexed and refereed studies and articles in our country and abroad).
Monographies:
• (Not) Possible Freedom (2022);
• (Rе)Commissioned Films (2023);
• Between Two Frames (2024).
For monographs: Surname, Initial of name. Title. Publisher. Year.
Articles:
- From Europeanization to Sovietization: Changing the Film Repertoire in Bulgaria after 1944, paper, Art Studies Readings, IAS;
- Bulgarian feature cinema for children as a means of propaganda. paper, Art Studies Readings, IAS;
- “On some problems” of the repertory and festival policy in Bulgarian socialist cinema as a tool for propaganda. paper, Art Studies Readings, IAS;
- Historic figures in propagandist films under the 1,300th anniversary of bulgarian statehood programme. paper, Art Studies Readings, IAS;
- Bulgarian Cinema and The “Revival Process”. paper, Art Studies Readings, IAS.
- The Case of A Woman at 33, paper, Art Studies Readings, IAS;
- Contemporary Reviewing of Films in Bulgaria, paper, symposium on Bulgarian Film: 100 Years since the Beginning, NATFA;
- D. Breathe! and the Documentary’s Dissident Life, paper, Art Studies Readings, IAS;
- Belated Premieres. Contexts and Public Response, paper, Art Studies Readings, IAS.
For articles in collections: Last name, Initial name. Title. In: Collection name, Publisher. Year: pages.
For studies, articles in journals: Last name, Initial name. Title. – Journal name, issue (number only), year: pages.
Research projects
Project title (acronym). Funding institution. Deadline.
Post totalitarian Bulgarian cinema – models and identities, 2017-2021
Memory Topos. The Arts in Bulgaria in the Twentieth Century and Bulgarian Cultural Heritage Presented in Virtual Digital Spaces from Different Eras, 2023-2027
Conferences
Family name participated with papers in various international scientific forums in Bulgaria… (Countries)
• “On Some Problems” of the Repertoire and Festival Policy in Bulgarian Socialist Cinema as a Means of Propaganda. Art History Readings 2022, Bulgaria;
• Bulgarian Feature Cinema for Children as a Means of Propaganda (1948–1989). Art History Readings 2023, Bulgaria;
• History and Time in Contemporary Bulgarian Film, Round Table “The Newest Bulgarian Feature Cinema” – Golden Rose 2020, Bulgaria;
• Propaganda, Fake News and the Role of Film Criticism and Film Journalism. International Conference “Quality Journalism and New Communication Environment” 2020, Bulgaria;
• The Personal Archive in Film Studies. Opportunities for Promotion and Use for Scientific and Research Work. National Scientific Conference “Art History, Archives and the Internet. History and Perspectives”, 2020, Bulgaria
• Contemporary Cinema between Audience Reception and Political Correctness, International Conference “Film – Cultural Value or Commercial Product?” 2021, Bulgaria;
• Word and Images – On-Screen Commutations of Power in Socialist Cinema. Image in Text, Text in Image. 2023. Bulgaria;
• From Europeanization to Sovietization: Changing the Film Repertoire in Bulgaria after 1944. Art History Readings 2024. Art and History. New Art Module. 2024. Bulgaria;
• Censorship and Regulation. Legislative Practices in Bulgarian Cinema between the Two World Wars. Cinema in Bulgaria between the Two World Wars: Influences and Interactions with Arts, Media and Institutions. 2024. Bulgaria;
• Radichkov's film world – an “attempt to fly” between poetics and the ideological narrative of power. Scientific conference “Radichkov”, 2019. Bulgaria.
Lecture courses at universities
Topic, universities
- History of World Cinema, "Lyuben Groys" Theatre College – Sofia
- History of Bulgarian Cinema, "Lyuben Groys" Theatre College – Sofia
PhD student training
Peter Todorov, Institute of the Art Studes – BAS
Scientific supervisor of doctoral student (Number).
Awards
- Sofia Prize in the category "For Criticism and Journalism in the Field of Culture", 2024;
- Vasil Gendov Prize 2024 for a book or theoretical text of the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers for "(Re)commissioned Films. Propaganda Practices in Bulgarian Feature Cinema (1944 – 1989)";
- Most Significant Scientific Achievement of the Institute of Art Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Science for 2022 for the monograph "Impossible Freedom. Ideological Censorship in Bulgarian Feature Cinema (1948 – 1989)";
- Vasil Gendov Prize 2022 for Operational Criticism of the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers;
- Second Prize, Centenary of Bulgarian Film Competition for Young Researchers, IAS, 2015
Main areas of scientific research
- History and historiography of Bulgarian film;
- Censorship and propaganda in cinema;
- Film industry, distribution and theatrical release;
- Differentiated exhibitions and film festivals
Research related activities
Expert activities, memberships, etc.
- Member of the Bulgarian Filmmakers Union
- Member of the European Film Academy (EFA)
Note – in the absence of activity, the field is deleted, as well as the explanations.
